Leonie Gerken Schofield

Leonie Gerken Schofield (born 15 February 1998) is a British freestyle skier.[1] She competed in the 2022 Winter Olympics.[2]

Leonie Gerken Schofield
Personal information
Nationality United Kingdom
Born (1998-02-15) 15 February 1998
Chelmsford, United Kingdom
Sport
SportFreestyle skiing
ClubGB Snowsports
Medal record
Women's freestyle skiing
Representing  Great Britain
Junior World Championships
Silver medal – second place2013 Chiesa in ValmalencoMoguls

Career

Leonie Gerken Schofield won the silver medal at the 2013 FIS Freestyle Junior World Ski Championships in the moguls event. She finished 17th out of 20 competitors in the second qualifying round in the women's moguls event at the 2022 Winter Olympics, failing to qualify for the finals.[3]

Personal life

Leonie Gerken Schofield has a twin brother Thomas and a younger sister Makayla, who are also freestyle skiers.[4] The siblings grew up in Essex, a county in England, before moving to France at young ages.[5] She dedicated her Olympic runs to her grandfather who had passed away before the 2022 Olympics.[6]

References
  1. "GERKEN SCHOFIELD Leonie - Athlete Information". www.fis-ski.com.
  2. https://olympics.com/beijing-2022/olympic-games/en/results/freestyle-skiing/athlete-profile-n1045684-leonie-gerken-schofield.htm
  3. "Winter Olympics 2022 - Makayla Gerken Schofield into women's moguls finals, sister Leonie misses out". Eurosport. 6 February 2022.
  4. "Beijing-bound Gerken-Schofield sisters emotional to leave brother Tom behind". Harwich and Manningtree Standard.
  5. https://olympics.com/en/news/the-trio-of-british-siblings-looking-to-put-mogul-skiing-on-the-map
  6. "Winter Olympics 2022 - 'I wanted to do it for him' - Leonie Gerken Schofield pays tribute to grandpa after Covid death". Eurosport. 6 February 2022.


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